McLaren has devoted Lando Norris’ victory within the Miami Grand Prix to the late Gil de Ferran, at what would have been considered one of his house races.
Norris received for the primary time in his Components 1 profession on Sunday, pulling away from Max Verstappen to win in an upgraded McLaren. Florida was de Ferran’s house in the US previous to his demise in January of this 12 months, and after taking the primary win since his passing McLaren devoted the victory to the Brazilian, with a celebratory pit board carrying a tribute message.
“Lando drove wonderful,” Brown instructed SiriusXM. “The automotive was super-fast, pit stops have been good, technique labored. I felt dangerous for Oscar [Piastri] – he drove an excellent race, sadly issues didn’t go away after which he had his incident.
“And it was actually cool to do it within the house state of Gil de Ferran. This one’s for Gil, and Mansour [Ojjeh] in fact, who hasn’t seen two of our most up-to-date wins. So makes it further particular.
Crew principal Andrea Stella later added that de Ferran’s presence remains to be felt inside the staff: “The victory is for Gil de Ferran. Gil de Ferran is right here, he was on the rostrum. It’s for him.”
Reflecting on the efficiency that received McLaren the race, Brown says the staff had the quickest automotive in Miami and may look to take the struggle to Purple Bull on extra events this 12 months.
“I stored wanting on the sectors and I used to be like ‘is Max going to catch us?’ and no, Lando was really going faster,” he mentioned. “So he managed the race superbly and nice for Lando to get his first win.
“We’re [closing the gap to Red Bull]. There’s nonetheless a spot, so this is only one race, however it’s an amazing race and I believe we are able to proceed to push ahead for the steadiness of the 12 months. I believe we are able to [win more races].”
